Tread with incisions
US-9211767-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Pneumatic tire
US8973631B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8973631-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113270666-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 13, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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In a pneumatic tire in which the sipe extending in a direction crossing a tire circumferential direction is provided on a land portion (block) of a tread portion, a wide part having a wide groove width is provided at three or more places in a length direction of the sipe, and the wide part and a narrow part are formed alternately on a tread surface along the sipe length direction. A plurality of the wide parts are extended in a sipe depth direction from the tread surface, and are provided by changing extended lengths in the sipe depth direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A pneumatic tire, comprising: a sipe extending in a direction crossing a tire circumferential direction, provided on a land portion of a tread portion, wherein the sipe comprises a wide part having a wide groove width at three or more places in a length direction of the sipe, the wide part and a narrow part having a small groove width are alternately formed on a tread surface along the length direction of the sipe, and a plurality of the wide parts extend…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8973631B2 cover?
- In a pneumatic tire in which the sipe extending in a direction crossing a tire circumferential direction is provided on a land portion (block) of a tread portion, a wide part having a wide groove width is provided at three or more places in a length direction of the sipe, and the wide part and a narrow part are formed alternately on a tread surface along the sipe length direction. A plurality o…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ohashi Toshiyuki, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60C11/1281. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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